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Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:
1️⃣ Space waltz: Bright lights detected by NASA telescopes led astronomers to discover a pair of supermassive black holes dancing around each other. They’re only about 300 light-years apart, and this marks the closest pair found through visible and X-ray light.
2️⃣ ‘No-frills’ groceries: Amazon is taking a page out of Aldi’s and Target’s playbook and launching a new line of budget-friendly foods in an attempt to attract financially strapped shoppers who are ditching name brands to save money.
3️⃣ Travel aesthetic: People are taking photos of their artfully arranged sunglasses, shoes, toiletries and reading material inside the TSA’s drab plastic security bins. This airport security trend is ruffling some feathers though — here’s why it’s controversial.
4️⃣ Cool beans: Starbucks has been struggling, but the new CEO brewed up a different strategy — and it all starts with comfortable chairs and a clear distinction between “to-go” and “for-here” service.
5️⃣ Viral voyage: Unlimited food. Unlimited drama? Passengers recount what life was really like on board the nine-month cruise that became part of a social media storm.
🌽 A-maizing rescue: Law enforcement officers in Wisconsin used a heat-seeking drone to find a 3-year-old boy who went missing at night in a massive cornfield.
• What to watch for as Harris and Trump face off in critical presidential debate• Tropical Storm Francine’s track shifts east with strengthening expected• Delta planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta airport
📺 ‘SNL’ shakeup: Three new cast members will join “Saturday Night Live” for the late-night comedy show’s 50th season, and Chloe Troast won’t be returning.
🏈 Fresh start: The NFL season is in full swing after an exciting opening weekend. Take a look at some of the best photographs from the first slate of games.
💰 That was the median American household income last year, the first statistically significant annual increase since 2019.
👩🍼 Crisis in care: One in every three counties in the US does not have a single ob/gyn, and it’s affecting women’s access to care, a new report found.
🗳️ Which city, in a key battleground state, is hosting tonight’s ABC News presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump?A. DetroitB. AtlantaC. PhiladelphiaD. Milwaukee⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.
🍫 We like to wrap things up on a positive note: Chocolate, but without the guilt? Scientists explain why lab-grown cocoa and fermented fava beans could be the future. They’re looking for ways to make it greener and healthier using new techniques and ingredients.
👋 We’ll see you tomorrow.🧠 Quiz answer: C. Tonight’s debate will be at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.📧 Check out all of CNN’s newsletters.
5 Things PM is produced by CNN’s Tricia Escobedo, Meghan Pryce and Kimberly Richardson.
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